1. Choose two Time magazine covers. Record the URL and the issue date.
The Egypt crisis http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20110214,00.html (Feb 14th 2011)
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Super-sized kid http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20080623,00.html (June 23 2008)
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2. What do both of the covers have in common?
The magazine's name, a picture which refer to the main issue in that period time, simple title to explain more details and the date.

3. What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover?
The first cover tells the revolution in middle east, the picture shows a group of people holding Egypt's national flag
4. What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain

The Evolution of the Magazine Cover
5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers?
6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover?
7. What is the purpose of cover lines?
8. What is an "integrated" cover?
9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover?


Cover Lines
10. Describe the following styles of cover lines:
Outside the box
Inside the box
Columns
Zones
Banners and Corners
Unplanned and Planned Spaces